Pete's Point  Easy Snow

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Type:  Snow, Alpine, 750 feet, Grade II FA:  Unknown Season:  Spring early summer Submitted By:  Allen Sanderson on Aug 14, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This is an easy snow couloir climb up the north face of Pete's Point. Mostly a side diversion while hiking in the Wallowas. The couloir is maybe 45 degrees and goes for 750 feet.


Trivia: At 9695 ft Pete's Point is the 11th highest point in Oregon.

Location 

From the Wallowa Lake Trail head hike 6 miles up to Aneroid Lake. Petes Point is between Tenderfoot and Polaris Pass.

Protection 

Single ice axe, there can be some ice so perhaps crampons. If roping up a screw or two and a picket or two.

Can be some rock fall.